RAINBOWROBS BLOGS GALORE- AN INDEX

LINKS TO MY VARIOUS SERIES 

ROBYN MORTIMER

                

Blog writers amass a great number of stories and without a central index to refer to it’s sometimes difficult to follow the various threads or chapters of separate themes.

My blogs cover current affairs, travel, history, and the often irreverent stories of my family's history.

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STRADDIE ABLAZE 2014 

XMAS NEW YEAR 2014 FIRES NTH STRADBROKE ISLAND 

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LATEST 2013 STORIES FROM SOUTH AMERICA

TRICKY DRIVING ECUADORS ANDES

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/driving-ecuadors-andes.html

AT LAST MACHU PICCHU

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/at-last-machu-picchu.html

MACHU'S STEPS - YOU AINT SEEN NOTHING YET

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/momentous-steps-in-time.html

STRADDIE  STORIES

STRADDIE 1  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/part-1-home-is-island-within-island.html

STRADDIE 2 http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/pt-2-meet-neighbours.html

STRADDIE 3 http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/part-3-introducing-tadpoles-to-straddie.html

STRADDIE 4 http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/pt-4-straddieflood-drought-bushfire.html

STRADDIE 6 http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/part-7-down-on-farm.html

STRADDIE 7 http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/part-7-from-one-island-to-another.html

FAREWELL TO A TRUE GENTLEMAN OF STRADDIE - http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/remembering-true-gentleman-of-straddie.html

WOMEN OF STRADDIE AUNTY MARGARET ISELIN -  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/08/women-of-straddie-aunty-margaret-iselin.html

WOMEN OF STRADDIE  THE KOALA GIRL -  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/island-life-women-of-straddie.html

STRADDIE TALES –LOST ON A GOLF COURSE -  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/08/lost-on-golf-course-reluctant-traveller.html
STRADDIE - THE DUGONG MAN 
http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/dugong-man.html

STRADDIE TALES – THE GILES SHOOT UP  -  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/08/giles-shoot-up-another-straddie-story.html
STRADDIE TALES - THE KARBOORA 
http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/another-straddie-story-karboora.html
STRADDIE OUR ISLAND'S DARKEST DAY 
http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/straddie-our-islands-darkest-day.html

STRADDIE TALES -  THE TOWN OF 1770 -

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/straddie-town-called-1770.html

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FAMILY HISTORY  FROM SUSSEX TO FIJI, THE USA – NZ AND AUSTRALIA

ANNA KEATES SWEENY (GREAT GREAT-GRAN MOTHER OF 16 CHILDREN!) HER STORY

 PT 1 & 2 & 3: 

PART ONE: 

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/1836-anna-keates-amazing-woman.html

PART 2: 

 http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/anna-keates-pt-2-husbands-folly.html

 PART 3:

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/annas-story-pt-3-runaway-husband.html

ANCESTORS 3 - FOUR SISTERS FROM SUSSEX  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/part-3-ancestors-four-girls-from-sussex.html

ANCESTORS 4 - SUDDENLY IN FIJI  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/part-4-ancestors-suddenly-in-fiji.html

ANCESTORS 5 - UNLOCKING MAGGIE’S PAST  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/part-5-ancestors-fiji-unlocking-maggies.html

ANCESTORS 6 - MAGGIE AND THE MAN FROM INDIANA  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/part-6-fijimaggie-and-man-from-indiana.html

ANCESTORS 7 – TWO NAMES MANY FACES http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/fiji-part-7-grandfather-two-names-many.html

ANCESTORS  8 FIJI TO NZ – LURE OF THE STAGE  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/part-8-fiji-to-nz-lure-of-stage.html

ANCESTORS 9  - SCHEMES AND SCAMS  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/part-9-grandfathers-schemes-scams-and.html

ANCESTORS 10 – DEATH OF A SON TRUE OR FALSE  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/part-10-ancestors-death-of-sontrue-or.html

ANCESTORS 11 – GRANDPA IN QUEENSLAND   http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/part-11-grandfather-chas-in-australia.html

ANCESTORS 12 – CHAS , INK AND THE NEWSPAPER EDITOR  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/part-12-chas-ink-and-newspaper-editor.html

ANCESTORS 13 – TENT SHOWS AND THE KKK  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/ancestors-13-death-tent-shows-hint-of.html

ANCESTORS 14 – THE PAST CATCHES UP  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/ancestors-14-past-catches-up.html

ANCESTORS 15 – CHASBERT HIS FINAL CHAPTER http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/ancestors-15-chasbert-his-final-chapter.html

ANCESTORS 16 -MAGGIE-PEACE AND RETURN TO FIJI  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/1945-peace-and-return-to-fiji.html

ANCESTORS 17- FROM ORPHAN TO WW1 PILOT  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/pt-1-fiji-from-orphan-to-ww1-pilot.html

ANCESTORS 18 – CANTON ISLAND...AMELIA EARHART, NOEL COWARD & FRANK FLEMING  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/pt-2-fiji-earhart-fleming-connection.html

CANADA FINDING CONSTANCE SWEENY FLEMING’S LAST, LOST DAUGHTER

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/finding-constance-sweeny-flemings-last.html
WILLS, BEQUESTS AND OLD PHOTOS 
http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/wills-bequests-and-old-photos.html
AN ACCUMULATION OF COUSINS 

An Accumulation of Cousins   http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/accumulation-of-cousins-alfs.html

SIDE STORIES CONCERNING FIJI

THE VESSEL MARIE LOUISE PT 1  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/fiji-1870s-pt-1-marie-louise-hobart-to.html

THE VESSEL MARIE LOUISE PT 2  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/fiji-1870s-pt-2-discord-aboard-marie.html

THE VESSEL MARIE LOUISE PT 3   http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/fiji-1870s-pt-3-dodgy-dealings-aboard.html

AN ACCUMULATION OF COUSINS  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/accumulation-of-cousins-alfs.html

FIJI SERIES –      THE MCGOWANS IN LEVUKA,FIJI 1870 TO 1880

A TEN YEAR MARRIAGE MIRED IN TRAGEDY

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/geraldines-two-husbands-part-one.html

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/when-life-needs-crystal-ball.html

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/1880-pt-3-clock-winds-down.html

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/1881-pt-4-love-affair-ends.html

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/1881-pt-5-life-becomes-nightmare.html

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QUAKER AMERICAN HISTORY  OF MY AMERICAN BROWN FAMILY -1590 TO 1945

QUAKERS 1 – ENGLAND 1660  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/quakers-1-richard-and-mary-browne.html

QUAKERS 2 – TO AMERICA  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/quakers-2-william-immigrant.html

QUAKERS 3 – RICHARD THE ENTREPRENEUR  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/quakers-3-richard-entrepreneur.html

QUAKERS 4 – MERCER THE HEADSTRONG  QUAKERS 5-  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/quakers-4-mercer-brown-headstrong.html

QUAKERS 5 – GEORGIA AND BEYOND  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/quakers-5-georgia-and-beyond.html

QUAKERS 6 – A GATHERING STORM  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/quakers-6-gathering-storm-ohio.html

QUAKERS 7 – MOVE TO INDIANA  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/quakers-7-slowly-gathering-storm.html

QUAKERS 8 – FOR DENNIS THE WAR BEGINS  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/quakers-8-civil-war.html

QUAKERS 9 – THE LAST OF OUR QUAKERS  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/quakers-9-last-of-our-quakers-john-w.html

QUAKER HICCUPS 1 - http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/hiccups-in-history-1-courtship-amid-war.html

QUAKER HICCUPS 2 - http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/hiccups-in-time-2-sometimes-unholier.html

QUAKERS AND SHAKERS – RESOURCEFUL WOMEN OF THOSE DAYS -  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/from-quaker-to-shaker.html

CUENCA ECUADOR SERIES-2010
A DAUGHTER'S LIFE IN THE ANDES

CUENCA 1 http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/cuenca-through-aussie-gringos-eyes.html

CUENCA 2  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/cuenca-part-2-between-midnight-and-dawn.html

CUENCA 3  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/part-3-7am-work-day-begins.html

CUENCA 4  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/part-4-10am-time-to-explore.html

CUENCA 5  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/cuenca-part-5-after-siesta.html

CUENCA 6  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/part-6-capturing-faces-of-cuenca.html

CUENCA 7  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/part-7-cuenca-travel-beyond-city-limits.html

CUENCA 8  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/part-8-end-of-many-perfect-days.html

CUENCA TALES-  GUAYAQUIL – MURALS AND IGUANAS http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/guayaquil-murals-and-iguanas.html

CUENCA TALES – A BARBER FROM CUENCA  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/barber-from-cuenca.html

CUENCA TALES – A HEART ATTACK OF CONVENIENCE - http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/heart-attack-of-convenience.html

TRAVELS OVER 50 YEARS AND MORE
TALES OF A COMPULSIVE TRAVELER

IN JORDAN THE COAT OF MANY COLOURS -  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/coat-of-many-colours.html

PETRA THE ROSE RED CITY -  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/petra-rose-red-city.html

AUSTRALIAN WOMAN AND A JAPANESE MAN IN MASADA - http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/australian-woman-and-japanese-man-in.html

MR MIR A JOURNEY THROUGH KASHMIR -  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/people-i-met.html

A MOVIE TAKES ME BACK TO INDIA  -  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/people-i-met.html

DEJA VU ON THE JIN JIANG -  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/china-deja-vu-on-jin-jiang.html

CHINA AND ITS PEOPLE  -  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/china-and-its-people.html

AN ARAB NUN IN ISRAEL & OTHER STORIES OF SHERPAS -  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/more-people-i-met.html

CENTRAL ASIA – TASHKENT, SAMERKAND, BUKHARA

1.UZBEKISTAN YOU ASK - http://rainbowrobs.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/uzbekistan-you-ask.html

2. FOOTSTEPS OF THE DRAGON LADY - http://rainbowrobs.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/in-footsteps-of-dragon-lady.html

3.  RORTING THE SYSTEM -  http://rainbowrobs.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/rorting-soviet-system.html

4.  HOW MANY WAYS TO SAY NYET  -  http://rainbowrobs.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/how-many-ways-can-you-say-nyet.html

5.  ROUBLES AND DOLLARS -  http://rainbowrobs.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/roubles-and-dollars.html

6.  WOMEN OF CENTRAL ASIA  -  http://rainbowrobs.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/women-of-central-asia.html

7.  AGONY OF TIPPING -  http://rainbowrobs.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/in-bukhara-agony-of-tipping.html

8.  DEJA VU IN BUKHARA -  http://rainbowrobs.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/deja-vu-in-bukhara.html

9.  FLIGHT TO SAMARKAND -  http://rainbowrobs.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/flight-to-samarkand.html

10.  IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF TAMERLANE -  http://rainbowrobs.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/in-footsteps-of-tamerlane.html

11.  FILM CREW IN SAMARKAND  -  http://rainbowrobs.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/film-crew-in-samarkand.html

12.  ICE MAIDEN OF SAMARKAND -  http://rainbowrobs.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/ice-maiden-of-samarkand.html

13.  TASHKENT – PIZZA’S FLOWN IN FROM SEATTLE  -  http://rainbowrobs.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/tashkent-where-pizzas-are-flown-in-from.html

14.  DA’S VIDANYA – GOODBYE -  http://rainbowrobs.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/da-svdanya-goodbye.html

 

THE AUSTRALIAN BROWN'S 
EARLY CONVICTS - BOER WAR AND VIETNAM

ANCESTORS 1 – THE IRISH BORN CONVICT http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/ancestors-part-1-irish-born-convict.html

THE CONVICTS DAUGHTER http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/women-from-past-convicts-daughter.html

TWO WARS TWO CHARLIE BROWNS  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/two-wars-two-charlie-browns.html

HILLGROVE WHERE CHARLES MARRIED ISABELLA  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/hillgrove-ghost-town.html

 AUTHORS EARLY CHILDHOOD DAYS SYDNEY

BACK THEN  PT 1  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/back-then-in-good-old-days-part-1.html

BACK THEN PT 2   http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/back-then-pt-2.html

BACK THEN PT 3   http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/back-then-pt-3.html

MORTIMER HISTORY

STRADDIE – A SURPRISING SLICE OF HISTORY http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/part-5-straddie-surprising-slice-of.html

THE DANISH CONNECTION - http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/australia-danish-connection.html

THE MORTIMERS OF YORKSHIRE  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/part-12-mortimers-of-yorkshire.html

ANCESTORS 2 – FROM SCOTLAND THE SKIRL OF BAGPIPES  http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/part-2-from-scotland-came-skirl-of.html

THOSE DASHING YOUNG POWELL GIRLS -   

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/those-dashing-young-powell-girls.html

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LADY  CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON-CUMMING

19TH CENTURY ARTIST, AUTHOR AND TRAVELER

PART 1 - 1870'S WANDERING ARTIST  FIJI

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/pt-1-1870s-wandering-artist.html

  PART 2.- 1870'S WANDERING ARTIST  YOSEMITE VALLEY

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/part-two-1870s-wandering-artist.html

PART 3 -  1870'S WANDERING ARTIST - JAPAN AND CHINA

http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/part-3-1870s-wandering-artist.html

 

STORY OF T.H. ESLICK – CONMAN & ENTREPRENEUR

 THE STORY OF BRISBANE'S CLOUDLAND

PART ONE   http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/down-memory-lane-cloudland.html
 PART TWO    

 http://rainbowrobstravels.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/luna-park-story-tollemache-or-thomas.html

 

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